Morning journal and courier., 1887-09-19
LOCAL NEWS.
Brief Mention.

Brief Mention.
 Engraved visiting cards at Dorman's.
 The 5,593 pensioners in Connecticut are paid $16O, ,699. .25 every three months.
 Charles Casper, president of the Meriden Silver Plate company, resigned on Saturday The large vessel at Hanscomb's shipyard, Fair Haven, will be launched about October 1st.
 Work is not yet finished on the break water, but the contractor expects to finish it shortly.
 A delegation of Ezel lodge, K. of F.. of this city, will meet Maria lodge of Bridge port tonight.
 The foundations for Shelton & Fairchild's new soap factory on Housatonic avenue, Bridgeport, are nearly completed.
 While investigating the reason why a blast charge failed to explode William Mur- phy, of Danbury, lost his right hand Friday. The wrestling match which was announced to take place at Lincoln rink Saturday eVen- ing was postponed owing to the lack of an audience.
 The Sassacus drum corps of this city, are going to Holyoke, Mass, next Thursday morning to compete at the drummers' tour nament there for prizes.
 wadhams post of Waterbury attended the funeral Saturday of Christopher Muller, who served in the Thirty-seventh Massachusetts. Rev. Dr. Bowdish oficiated.
 The church ot Our Lady of Sorrows at Parkville was dedicated yesterday, the Rt. Rev. Bishop McMahon, of the Roman Catho- af fha ceremonies.
 Commander Post of Utica, N. Y., and T. J. Gill, P. 0. of Tyler post, Hartford, addressed Admiral Foote post Saturday even ing. Three new members were added and three new applications received.
 Mary Mcclure, who has been an inmate of the aImshouse for some time, fell on the sidewalk on Chapel street, near Church, Saturday afternoon and broke one of her legs. She was taken to the hospital
 Mrs. B. w. Harris expects to return soon and will reopen her studio, 54 Insurance building, on Wednesday, October D. She will bring new work i'll every department, and visitors are invited to call and inspect.
 Henry w. dridley of Bristol is in receipt
  citizens of North Carolina, to occur at the State House at Raleigh Oct IS, ,19, 20 and 2l. Mr. Gridley was in business on the Dismal Swamp canal forty years ago.
 The Court street church was crowded last evening at the opening services ofRosh Hosha- ma. Rev Dr. Kleeberg held prayers first, follow ing with powerful sermon appropriate to the opening of the Jewish New Year. The services this morning open at half-past nine
 An Italian bark is at anchor at quarantine in the lower harbor. She is from Alexan- dria, Egypt, laden with rags for the Seymour Paper Go. She has about six hundred bales of rags on board. She will unload at Belle dock. A few years ago American vessels with rags from Egypt came here quite fire quently, as often as two or three a month Now only four or five cargoes arrive hert yearly, and these come in Italian vessels.
 Rev. Dr. Reed and Rev. MT. Goodenougt of this city were among the clergymen at the funeral of Rev. Mir. Graves Tn the Stamford M. E. church. They, together with Rev George Lansing Taylor of Brooklyn, pr Pallman of Mamaroneck, Presiding Eide Simmons of Long Island district, Rev. MT Steele of New York, and Rev. Mir. Wyatt O Bristol and others made brief remarks at th' call of Presiding Elder Cheney of Stamford who had charge of the services.